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The MRCA is Philemon Waters II, born 8 October 1711 and died in 1779. Here is part of his sons that we are concerned with on the DNA.

1. Col.Philemon Waters born 1 June 1734 in Prince William County, Virginia, died March 1796 in Newberry County, South Carolina. ( By the way something that might be of interest to you. This person was a South Carolina Revolutionary War Hero. He is the 5th Great Grandfather of our astronaut Charles Duke, Jr. who walked on the moon longer than any other astronaut. He's retired now & lives outside of Houston, Texas.

2. Capt. Bordroyne Waters, born ca 1736 in Prince William County, Virginia. died either 5 or the 15 September 1782. He was shot by a Tory during the Revolution. ( This is where Robert Ennis Waters W 2)descends from so they say.)

3. Col. Thomas Waters born ca 1738 in Prince William County, Virginia, died aft 1810. He had a son named: Philemon " Ferry Phil" Waters born 1762, died 1818 in Newberry County, South Carolina. Thomas Waters born 1802, died 1840 in Alabama Jonathan Waters born born 1832 Thomas Waters born 1862 William Lawrence Waters born 20 April 1910. This is the one the DNA came form ( W 13) You can see he's in his 90's I do believe this lineage is correct.

John Waters, died in Amherst Co, VA 1776, for which I have paper proof. I have proof that he married Anna Wright, daughter of Francis Wright and Mary Hawkins, in Louisa Co VA from an old bible record that was in the family in the beginning of 1900's, but no date of marriage. Children: Thomas, b. ca 1748; Francis (male) b. ca 1749(my ancestor); John; Elizabeth; Moses b. bef 1761; Richard b. ca 1762; Mary; and Ann.

Francis Waters married Mary Watts, he died in Union Co SC, ca 1816 and Mary died 1820. John Waters b. 1771 (one of eleven children) came to Hall Co GA and purchased land in 1826, he had married Jenny Wright in Bedford Co VA before moving to Union Co SC. John died in 1844, and have proof of his will. John and Jenny had nine children,one of whom was Richard Henry Waters, b. 1808 and d 27 Nar 1877, marriedElvira Eberhart.

Richard and Elvira had 10 children,one of whom was Jacob F. Waters, b. 17 Feb 1834, d. 15 Nov 1862 (CSA), his son William Alpha Waters was my grandfather. My father was Clyde Franklin Waters, and I am the oldest child of seven children.

Hi, waterspg. If you have any dates that correspond with the information you have provided, I will be more that happy to post your pedigree on the patriarch page. Thanks and good luck with your research!